Native Plants
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia
Bill (W.D.) (1913-1996) and Dolphia Bransford (1915-2015) moved from San Angelo to Kingsland, Texas in 1950. There they established the first fish camp in the area. A carpenter, Bill built small cabins and a larger building which served as a general store.Bill was interested in photography so he and Dolphia would set out in their camper taking pictures of wildflowers and scenery along the way. After plants were photographed, Dolphia researched them and recorded their botanical name, family and common name on each slide. The Bransfords would travel for two or three months at a time and eventually visited nearly every corner of the United States and Canada. They spent 40 years pursuing their favorite pastime and stopped only when Bill’s vision diminished.
At the beginning, Bill photographed plants mostly from a distance, often too far to see enough detail necessary to identify his subjects. Dolphia encouraged him to get close-ups of the plants so that they could be identified and so that their full beauty could be appreciated. Many times he would lie flat on the ground to get the perfect shot. His extra effort shows in the quality of his photographs.
Bill enjoyed presenting prints of his photographs in collections, displaying images of entire genera or families in a single frame. In one case, it took six years of effort to get the photograph of a single species necessary to complete one of these framed collections.
Wishing to find a suitable, permanent home for their work, Mr. and Mrs. Bransford began donating their slide collection to the National Wildflower Research Center in 1987 and were privileged to enjoy Mrs. Johnson’s company on several occasions. Over the years, countless thousands of visitors to this website have enjoyed the work and study of this devoted couple.
Today, the nearly 4500 native plant slides contributed to the Wildflower Center by Bill and Dolphia Bransford remain one of the largest image collections in the NPIN Image Gallery.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is committed to developing the premier resource for native plant images in North America through continued growth of the Plant Image Gallery. You can help us achieve our mission ...to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants, and landscapes... by becoming a contributor.
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Cornus nuttallii | Pacific Dogwood Pacific Flowering Dogwood Mountain Dogwood | |
Coreopsis nudata | Georgia Tickseed Swamp Coreopsis | |
Coreopsis nudata | Georgia Tickseed Swamp Coreopsis | |
Coreopsis nudata | Georgia Tickseed Swamp Coreopsis | |
Coreopsis nudata | Georgia Tickseed Swamp Coreopsis | |
Cotinus obovatus | American Smoke Tree Texas Smoke Tree Wild Smoke Tree Smoke Tree Smokebush Chittamwood | |
Cotinus obovatus | American Smoke Tree Texas Smoke Tree Wild Smoke Tree Smoke Tree Smokebush Chittamwood | |
Cosmos parviflorus | Southwestern Cosmos Southwest Cosmos | |
Cosmos parviflorus | Southwestern Cosmos Southwest Cosmos | |
Collinsia parviflora | Maiden Blue Eyed Mary Maiden Blue-eyed Mary | |
Collinsia parviflora | Maiden Blue Eyed Mary Maiden Blue-eyed Mary | |
Cooperia pedunculata | Hill Country Rain Lily Prairie Lily Rain Lily Flor De Mayo | |
Cooperia pedunculata | Hill Country Rain Lily Prairie Lily Rain Lily Flor De Mayo | |
Cooperia pedunculata | Hill Country Rain Lily Prairie Lily Rain Lily Flor De Mayo | |
Coreopsis pubescens | Star Tickseed Hairy Tickseed | |
Cornus sericea | Red Osier Dogwood Red Osier Red-twig Dogwood | |
Collinsia sparsiflora | Spinster's Blue Eyed Mary | |
Corallorhiza striata | Hooded Coralroot Striped Coralroot Bigelow's Coral Root Macrae's Coral Root Madder Stripes | |
Colubrina texensis | Texas Hog Plum Texas Snakewood Texas Colubrina Hog Plum | |
Collinsia tinctoria | Sticky Chinese Houses | |
Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis Golden Tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis | |
Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria | Golden Tickseed Golden-wave | |
Collinsia torreyi | Torrey's Blue Eyed Mary | |
Collinsia torreyi | Torrey's Blue Eyed Mary | |
Corallorhiza trifida | Yellow Coralroot Early Coralroot | |
Coptis trifolia | Threeleaf Goldthread Three-leaf Goldthread Canker Root | |
Coreopsis tripteris | Tall Tickseed Tall Coreopsis | |
Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | Pale Bastard Toadflax | |
Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | Pale Bastard Toadflax | |
Coreopsis verticillata | Threadleaf Coreopsis Whorled Tickseed Whorled Coreopsis | |
Coreopsis wrightii | Rock Tickseed Golden-wave | |
Crepis acuminata | Tapertip Hawksbeard Hawksbeard | |
Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily Seven Sisters Swamp Lily Southern Swamp Lily String Lily Crinum Lily | |
Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily Seven Sisters Swamp Lily Southern Swamp Lily String Lily Crinum Lily | |
Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily Seven Sisters Swamp Lily Southern Swamp Lily String Lily Crinum Lily | |
Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily Seven Sisters Swamp Lily Southern Swamp Lily String Lily Crinum Lily | |
Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily Seven Sisters Swamp Lily Southern Swamp Lily String Lily Crinum Lily | |
Cryptantha angustifolia | Panamint Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha celosioides | Buttecandle | |
Croptilon divaricatum | Slender Scratchdaisy Scratch Daisy Granite Daisy | |
Cryptantha flava | Brenda's Yellow Cryptantha Yellow Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha flava | Brenda's Yellow Cryptantha Yellow Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha flavoculata | Roughseed Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha fulvocanescens | Tawny Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha fulvocanescens | Tawny Cryptantha | |
Crepis intermedia | Limestone Hawksbeard | |
Crepis intermedia | Limestone Hawksbeard | |
Cryptantha intermedia | Clearwater Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha intermedia | Clearwater Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha longiflora | Longflower Cryptantha Longflower Catseye Long-flower Perennial Cat's-Eye | |
Cryptantha longiflora | Longflower Cryptantha Longflower Catseye Long-flower Perennial Cat's-Eye | |
Cryptantha micromeres | Pygmyflower Cryptantha | |
Crataegus mollis | Downy Hawthorn White Thorn Whitethorn Scarlet Hawthorn Scarlet Haw Red Haw Downy Thorn | |
Crepis modocensis | Modoc Hawksbeard | |
Crocidium multicaule | Common Spring-gold Spring Gold | |
Crocidium multicaule | Common Spring-gold Spring Gold | |
Crepis occidentalis | Largeflower Hawksbeard | |
Cryptantha palmeri | Palmer's Cryptantha | |
Crotalaria pumila | Low Rattlebox | |
Cryptantha roosiorum | Bristlecone Cryptantha | |
Cryptantha virgata | Miner's Candle | |
Cucurbita foetidissima | Stinking Gourd Buffalo Gourd Missouri Gourd Stink Gourd Wild Gourd | |
Cucurbita foetidissima | Stinking Gourd Buffalo Gourd Missouri Gourd Stink Gourd Wild Gourd | |
Cucurbita foetidissima | Stinking Gourd Buffalo Gourd Missouri Gourd Stink Gourd Wild Gourd | |
Cypripedium acaule | Moccasin Flower Pink Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium acaule | Moccasin Flower Pink Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium acaule | Moccasin Flower Pink Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium arietinum | Ram's Head Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium arietinum | Ram's Head Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium arietinum | Ram's Head Lady's Slipper | |
Cylindropuntia bigelovii | Teddybear Cholla | |
Cypripedium californicum | California Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium californicum | California Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium californicum | California Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium californicum | California Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium californicum | California Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium candidum | White Lady's Slipper Small White Lady's Slipper | |
Cymopterus cinerarius | Gray Springparsley | |
Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's Slipper | |
Cynoglossum grande | Pacific Hound's Tongue | |
Cynoglossum grande | Pacific Hound's Tongue | |
Cyphomeris gypsophiloides | Red Cyphomeris | |
Cycladenia humilis | Sacramento Waxydogbane | |
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata | Tree Cholla Teddy-bear Cholla Cholla Cane Cactus Walkingstick Cholla | |
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo Christmas Cactus Pencil Cactus Christmas Cholla Desert Christmas Cactus | |
Cypripedium montanum | Mountain Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium montanum | Mountain Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium montanum | Mountain Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium parviflorum | Yellow Lady's-slipper Orchid Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium parviflorum | Yellow Lady's-slipper Orchid Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium parviflorum | Yellow Lady's-slipper Orchid Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium parviflorum | Yellow Lady's-slipper Orchid Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium parviflorum | Yellow Lady's-slipper Orchid Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium reginae | Showy Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium reginae | Showy Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium reginae | Showy Lady's Slipper | |
Cypripedium reginae | Showy Lady's Slipper | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |